Parekh said the eventual merger with HDFC Bank, completed in July 2023, was driven mainly by regulatory pressure. RBI had classified NBFCs like HDFC, then holding assets over Rs 5 lakh crore, as ...

Deepak Parekh shared that the RBI played a key role in the HDFC-HDFC Bank merger. "RBI supported us and they pushed us into it to some extent and they helped us," he said.

Deepak Parekh revealed Chanda Kochhar's merger proposal between ICICI and HDFC, predating HDFC's reverse merger. Parekh cited regulatory pressure from the RBI as the primary driver for the HDFC ...

I n a candid revelation, Deepak Parekh, former chairman of HDFC Ltd, has disclosed that ICICI Bank once expressed interest in acquiring HDFC—a proposal made by then ICICI chief Chanda Kochhar ...

In a rare public disclosure, Deepak Parekh, the noted banker who was instrumental in building India’s largest private sector bank, has disclosed that ICICI Bank had once proposed him to merge ...

In Chanda Kochhar podcast, Deepak Parekh, Former Chairman of HDFC discusses the increasing retail participation in the stock market. He advises small investors to approach equity investments with ...

In the Chanda Kochhar podcast, Deepak Parekh, former Chairman of HDFC, discusses India's interest rates and inflation. He notes the Federal Reserve's influence and the need to reduce rates to spur ...

In Chanda Kochhar podcast, Deepak Parekh, Former Chairman of HDFC shares the financial advice for youngsters starting with a golden rule: never let more than 25% of your income go into loan repayments ...

“Microfinance worries me,” Parekh said, pointing to alarming asset erosion ratios (AERs) and soaring non-performing assets (NPAs). “If you see—15% to 18% NPA—you don’t get a margin of ...